Some Like it Tepid for the TI-84 Plus CE (with TI-SensorLink Adapter)

Students are challenged to design a system that informs the user if their coffee is too hot to drink. The system should notify the user of three states: Too hot to drink; too cold; or just right.

Publisher: Texas Instruments Inc.

Editor: Texas Instruments Inc.

Author: Texas Instruments Inc.

Topic:  Datavetenskap  STEM

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Design a system that monitors coffee to ensure the temperature is just right.

 

 

Students create a system that monitors the temperature of a beverage and notifies you when the temperature is too hot or too cold.

Use of TI SensorLinkTM

Inequalities

Feedback and control systems

Vernier Temperature sensor input

Color LED and sound output

Coding concepts:

  Loops

  Conditional statements

  Variables

 

Project Resources

Download Teacher Document PDF  link    Word doc  link

Download TI-84 Plus CE .8XP Program File link

 

 

Learn to do the project yourself

Download Learn to do the project PDF link

 

Setting up

Update your TI-84 Plus CE, TI SmartView CE emulator software and TI-Innovator sketch link

Download a tutorial on using the TI Connect CE software for program editing and transferring files to and from your calculator  PDF link 

Download a step-by-step guide to updating your TI-Innovator Hub   PDF link  

 

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